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CS/CS/CS/HB 999: Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee; Appropriations Committee; Economic Affairs Committee; Dorworth; Coley; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Broxson; Burgin; Drake; Ford; Fresen; Fullwood; Gaetz; Grimsley; Hudson; Ingram; Kiar; Mayfield; Metz; Patronis; Plakon; Porter; Smith; Williams, T.

Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems; Deletes legislative intent; defines "bedroom"; provides for any permit issued & approved by DOH for installation, modification, or repair of system to transfer with title of property; prohibits governmental entities from requiring certain inspections & systems; provides circumstances in which system is not considered abandoned; provides for validity of system permit if rules change before final approval of constructed system; provides that system modification, replacement, or upgrade is not required unless bedroom is added to single-family home; deletes provisions requiring system evaluation & assessment program; authorizes counties & municipalities to adopt system evaluation & assessment program; provides criteria, procedures, & requirements for system evaluation & assessment program; defines "system failure"; provides requirements for county health departments; requires DEP & DOH to provide certain information, guidance, & assistance; prohibits adoption of certain rules by DOH; repeals grant program for repair of systems; lowers fees imposed for certain permits.

Senate Committee References: Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP), Health Regulation (HR), Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (BHA), Budget (BC)

Last Action: 03/09/2012 Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1263 (Ch. 2012-184), CS/CS/SB 704 (Ch. 2012-13)

Effective Date: upon becoming a law


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/12/2011 House • Filed
12/28/2011 House • Referred to Economic Affairs Committee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 98
01/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 97
01/17/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Economic Affairs Committee, 01/19/12, 8:30 am, Reed Hall
01/19/2012 House • CS by Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -HJ 310
01/30/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Economic Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 306
01/31/2012 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 318
02/13/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/15/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
02/15/2012 House • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 670
02/16/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 662
02/17/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 682
02/20/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/22/12, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
02/22/2012 House • CS/CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 2 -HJ 815
02/23/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 812
• CS/CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 801
02/24/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12
02/28/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 891
• Amendment(s) adopted (303655) -HJ 891
• Placed on 3rd reading
02/29/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 939
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 105 NAYS 11 -HJ 940
02/29/2012 Senate • In Messages
03/05/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 849
• Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Health Regulation; Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 849
03/09/2012 Senate • Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1263 (Ch. 2012-184), CS/CS/SB 704 (Ch. 2012-13)